Thank God the sun's come out for a while. I was beginning to despair, being one who is described by his loved ones as having that SAD syndrome. Or maybe it was just sad. Anyway, this morning feels very good for some reason so I'm rearing to get out there to start snapping before a celebratory lunch finally overwhelms me. Who knows what I might find. To be going on with here's this morning's coffee pot (a highly-valued Christmas present) doing all the right things for me on my kitchen table.
Yes indeedy. I found it lurking at the back of the cupboard. The original London Zoo caption is neatly placed inside the mug. They do good things in the Transport Museum shop, I shall have to return there forthwith. Hold very tight please, ding ding!
I am a designer, writer and photographer who spends all his time looking at England, particularly buildings and the countryside. But I have a leaning towards the slightly odd and neglected, the unsung elements that make England such an interesting place to live in. I am the author and photographer of over 25 books, in particular Unmitigated England (Adelphi 2006), More from Unmitigated England (Adelphi 2007), Cross Country (Wiley 2011), The Cigarette Papers (Frances Lincoln 2012), Preposterous Erections (Frances Lincoln 2012) and English Allsorts (Adelphi 2015)
"Open this book with reverence. It is a hymn to England". Clive Aslet
Preposterous Erections
"Enchanting...delightful". The Bookseller "Cheekily named" We Love This Book
The Cigarette Papers
"Unexpectedly pleasing and engrossing...beautifully illustrated". The Bookseller
Cross Country
"Until the happy advent of Peter Ashley's Cross Country it has, ironically, been foreigners who have been best at celebrating Englishness". Christina Hardyment / The Independent
More from Unmitigated England
"Give this book to someone you know- if not everyone you know." Simon Heffer, Country Life. "When it comes to spotting the small but telling details of Englishness, Peter Ashley has no equal." Michael Prodger, Sunday Telegraph
3 comments:
'Slip me a slug from that wonderful mug...'
Yes indeedy. I found it lurking at the back of the cupboard. The original London Zoo caption is neatly placed inside the mug. They do good things in the Transport Museum shop, I shall have to return there forthwith. Hold very tight please, ding ding!
Ah, inside the mug. Like the Ravilious Yacht. As you know I'm sure.
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